Directing

Katharine Round

Leeds, England, UK

Round's work is primarily character-driven, exploring big-picture concepts in an intimate, psychological form. She has 20 years experience as a director, producer and executive producer across feature documentary, cross-disciplinary art and broadcast. She is best known for the feature The Divide (2016) and runs independent production company Disobedient Films.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Ghost Town poster
NR

In a Japanese coastal town haunted by the 2011 tsunami, the filmmaker installs her camera inside the city's taxis to capture conversations between the living and, it turns out, the dead.

Ghost Town

2026

Ghost Town poster
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In a Japanese coastal town haunted by the 2011 tsunami, the filmmaker installs her camera inside the city's taxis to capture conversations between the living and, it turns out, the dead.

Ghost Town

2026

No artwork available
NR

TV movie by Nic Blower

Transplant

2011

London Symphony poster
7.5

LONDON SYMPHONY is a brand new silent film - a city symphony - which offers a poetic journey through the city of London. It is an artistic snapshot of the city as it stands today, and a celebration of its culture and diversity.

London Symphony

2017

The Divide poster
6.7

The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how virtually every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.The film is inspired by "The Spirit Level" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

The Divide

2015

The Divide poster
6.7

The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how virtually every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.The film is inspired by "The Spirit Level" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

The Divide

2015

No artwork available
NR

Palm oil development in Liberia told through three interweaving stories. Bacchus works slashing the fields at a palm oil plantation.Lee, a local farmer, is fighting to keep his land. David is running the palm oil company.

A Tale of Two Lands

2016